Build documentation sites using Nuxt UI components and the Nuxt Content module
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docs — Nuxt Documentation Template
By nuxt-ui-templates
A documentation site template based on Nuxt UI and Nuxt Content, used to quickly build your own documentation website.
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A quick read of the recorded project description.
Provides an online demo site to directly view the actual page effects
Supports quick project initialization via the ui/docs template of npm create nuxt
The README gives pnpm commands for development, build, and local preview
Provides a one-click Vercel deployment entry
The repository uses the MIT license and includes the standard license text
Template Details
This template is maintained by nuxt-ui-templates, with the repository name docs, using the Nuxt and Vue technology stack, positioned as a documentation site template. The README explains its purpose is to quickly build your own documentation site with Nuxt UI, with the content layer supported by Nuxt Content, and provides an online demo address and a link to the Nuxt UI installation documentation.
The template provides an initialization command for npm create nuxt (-t ui/docs), and gives a local workflow based on pnpm: install dependencies, start the development server on port 3000, build a production version, and preview the production build locally. The repository also includes a one-click Vercel deployment entry and explains that the Renovate GitHub App can be installed to enable dependency updates.
Regarding licensing, the repository contains the standard MIT license text, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, but requires retaining the copyright and license notice, and the code is provided as-is. Whether third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, icons, and external services such as domains and hosting are free must be verified separately.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Build an independent documentation site for an open-source project or product
- Need to build a content-oriented website based on the Nuxt and Vue ecosystem
- Want to use an existing template as a starting point to reduce the initial setup work for a documentation site
- Plan to deploy the documentation site to Vercel and enable automatic dependency updates
Suitable For
- Developers familiar with or willing to use Nuxt and Vue
- Teams that need a Markdown content-driven documentation site
- Projects that want to freely use and modify the code under the MIT license
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Can initialize the project via npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/docs
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Use pnpm install to install dependencies
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Use pnpm dev to start the development server at http://localhost:3000
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Use pnpm build to build the production version, and pnpm preview to preview locally
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For deployment and dependency updates, refer to the Vercel and Renovate instructions in the README
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free MIT version in the public repository; the free scope is the code of that version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- When using, modifying, or distributing the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the complete MIT license.
- Free use, modification, and commercial use are allowed, as is distribution of the code; when distributing, the copyright and license notice must still be included.
- The code is provided as-is, and the author does not promise warranties or bear responsibility for use.
Additional costs & items to verify
- The automatic dependency update feature requires installing the third-party Renovate GitHub App, which is an external service and not a built-in capability of the template code.
- One-click deployment relies on the external Vercel hosting service, whose free quota and terms are determined by Vercel and may incur costs.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Original License Text
Install [Renovate GitHub app](https://github.com/apps/renovate/installations/select_target) on your repository and you are good to go.
Original README
https://github.com/nuxt-ui-templates/docs/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/nuxt-ui-templates/docs/blob/main/README.md[](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-name=docs&repository-url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnuxt-ui-templates%2Fdocs
Original README
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 96 / 100
- Technologies
- Nuxt · Vue
- Website type
- Documentation
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Source file / repository# Nuxt Docs Template
[](https://ui.nuxt.com)
Use this template to build your own documentation with [Nuxt UI](https://ui.nuxt.com) quickly.
- [Live demo](https://docs-template.nuxt.dev/)
- [Documentation](https://ui.nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/installation/nuxt)
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## Quick Start
```bash [Terminal]
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/docs
```
## Deploy your own
[](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-name=docs&repository-url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnuxt-ui-templates%2Fdocs&demo-image=https%3A%2F%2Fui.nuxt.com%2Fassets%2Ftemplates%2Fnuxt%2Fdocs-dark.png&demo-url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs-template.nuxt.dev%2F&demo-title=Nuxt%20Docs%20Template&demo-description=A%20documentation%20template%20powered%20by%20Nuxt%20Content.)
## Setup
Make sure to install the dependencies:
```bash
pnpm install
```
## Development Server
Start the development server on `http://localhost:3000`:
```bash
pnpm dev
```
## Production
Build the application for production:
```bash
pnpm build
```
Locally preview production build:
```bash
pnpm preview
```
Check out the [deployment documentation](https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/deployment) for more information.
## Renovate integration
Install [Renovate GitHub app](https://github.com/apps/renovate/installations/select_target) on your repository and you are good to go.
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